1. If you feel that the weekly allowance your
parents are giving you does not seem to be enough, then nobody has to tell you
about inflation. You’re actually experiencing it. You know the problem of
stretching each peso as possible
2. When you spend more that you earn, or receive, you help contribute to inflation. When you buy more food than you eat, you help raise prices. So one way students can help beat inflation is by spending less and saving or investing more.
3. Saving begins with wise spending. Nobody can tell you how to use our money wisely, whether it’s a quarter or a hundred pesos. What might be wise for one person might be unwise for another. But there are certain rules which can help you get the most for your money.
4. One such rule is to practice comparison buying. If you’re going shopping for something, don’t just walk into a store and buy what you want at whatever price they’re asking for it. Check out the same item in another store and see which the better way is.
5. You must likewise avoid “impulse buying”, walking into the store and plunking your money down on the spur of the moment. Decide what you want first. Plan what to buy, and buy only what you really need. Make sure the quality meets your needs. Be selective. After all, it’s your money.
6. Learning how to understand newspaper, magazine, TV and radio advertisements can also save your money. Items “On Sale” may not always be good buys.
7. Stores use the word SALE a lot now because of inflation. They feel it attracts customers. A Sale item may be worth the price it’s selling at, but it may never have been worth the price the stores say it used to sell for.
8. Finally, you should take advantage of consumer education courses now being offered or to be offered in some of our schools. Such courses teach you how to spend your money wisely. They teach about proper use of credit card and how to make you’re really getting what you pay for. There are also magazines which give consumers comparative buying and testing information.
2. When you spend more that you earn, or receive, you help contribute to inflation. When you buy more food than you eat, you help raise prices. So one way students can help beat inflation is by spending less and saving or investing more.
3. Saving begins with wise spending. Nobody can tell you how to use our money wisely, whether it’s a quarter or a hundred pesos. What might be wise for one person might be unwise for another. But there are certain rules which can help you get the most for your money.
4. One such rule is to practice comparison buying. If you’re going shopping for something, don’t just walk into a store and buy what you want at whatever price they’re asking for it. Check out the same item in another store and see which the better way is.
5. You must likewise avoid “impulse buying”, walking into the store and plunking your money down on the spur of the moment. Decide what you want first. Plan what to buy, and buy only what you really need. Make sure the quality meets your needs. Be selective. After all, it’s your money.
6. Learning how to understand newspaper, magazine, TV and radio advertisements can also save your money. Items “On Sale” may not always be good buys.
7. Stores use the word SALE a lot now because of inflation. They feel it attracts customers. A Sale item may be worth the price it’s selling at, but it may never have been worth the price the stores say it used to sell for.
8. Finally, you should take advantage of consumer education courses now being offered or to be offered in some of our schools. Such courses teach you how to spend your money wisely. They teach about proper use of credit card and how to make you’re really getting what you pay for. There are also magazines which give consumers comparative buying and testing information.
How can a young people, burdened
with such demands, save anything?
First, he must discover where his
money is going. To do this, he must keep a record. In the beginning, the record must be itemized
to the last centavo. Yes, it’s boring. But after two months of writing down
everything in the notebook, he’ll have a clear picture of where his coins are
dropping. He will have a habit…a habit to become rich.
Remember, money – even in small
amounts, gives freedom to do something on your own. It is your tiny edge
against poverty; the edge that can grow in strength and sharpness to an
instrument for carving out a solid financial future.
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